ICE mistakenly arrested a U.S. teen, then reportedly opted to keep him detained anyway—because what's a little identity mix-up between bureaucrats? The agency's approach seems to be: “Oops, but he’s here now.” It’s a Kafkaesque plot twist that proves due process sometimes gets deported too.

ICE’s blunder sent Merwil Gutiérrez—who had fled Venezuela and was seeking asylum—straight from the Bronx to El Salvador’s infamous CECOT mega-prison, alongside MS-13 members. Viral video clips show him shaved and shackled, fueling outrage over US deportation policy.